Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 52.140

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षड्वर्षाणि ममाग्रे न सुप्तपूर्वा सुखाय शय्यानि ।
शोकशरातापेन तव तपम् अनुचिन्तयन्तीये ॥ १४० ॥

ṣaḍvarṣāṇi mamāgre na suptapūrvā sukhāya śayyāni |
śokaśarātāpena tava tapam anucintayantīye || 140 ||

“It is six years since the beds I have slept in have brought me ease, for I was tormented by the arrow of grief as I thought of thy austerities. (140)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (52.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadvarsha, Asmad, Mama, Agre, Agra, Agri, Suptapurva, Sukha, Shayya, Shayi, Ani, Shoka, Shara, Apa, Yushmad, Tap, Tapa, Anu, Cintayanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.140). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “ṣaḍvarṣāṇi mamāgre na suptapūrvā sukhāya śayyāni ”
ṣaḍvarṣāṇi -
ṣaḍvarṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mamā -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

agrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suptapūrvā -
suptapūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sukhāya -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śayyā -
√śī -> śayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śī]

√śī -> śayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śī]

śayyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śayi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śokaśarātāpena tava tapam anucintayantīye ”
śoka -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śarāt -
śara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āpena -
āpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

āpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
tapam -
tapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tapa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tapā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cintayantī -
cintayantī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cintayantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cintayantī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√cint (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]
iye -
ī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.140

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019